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policy debate, but the foreign policy is still a number one issue throughout the entire campaign. the president might want to bring up issues regarding women and -- >> and the next thing you know you got a domestic debate. >> how does he bring up the issue of abortion because we know that these are issues that are key to women that are going to vote. >> i don't think you're going to see something so blatant as we saw in the last debate, i think first of all because of the way this is arranged, and it's these two men seated, fairly next to each other, with just one moderator, i think you'll see a tense debate, but i don't think you'll see quite as confrontational debate and i don't think you'll see a debate that kind of wanders off course. >> i know that you had a guest on this morning talking about these women's issues, let's listen. >> the poll that shows them essentially, i think is probably -- everything we know about the structure of how people vote in this country, president obama should and probably will win the vote of women. the question is by how much. >> and this brings
policy debate, but the foreign policy is still a number one issue throughout the entire campaign. the president might want to bring up issues regarding women and -- >> and the next thing you know you got a domestic debate. >> how does he bring up the issue of abortion because we know that these are issues that are key to women that are going to vote. >> i don't think you're going to see something so blatant as we saw in the last debate, i think first of all because of the way...
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failure of foreign policy message and leadership. such a misstatement of the facts as known at the time and for her to go on all those showers and be misinforming the american people and our allies and countries around the world, to me, somebody has to pay the price first. we have so much things to go wrong and everyveryone forgets t it the next day. an american ambassador who was killed where by all the accumulation of evidence at the time the prezusumption had to b it was terrorism. it is definitivety terrorism, to say it was not terrorism at that time was a, to me, terrible mistake to make, whether it was intentionally or unintentionally and show the significance of that, i believe she should resign, yes. >> the white house is standing by ambassador rice. she said everything she said in that interview was cleared by interagency groups and certainly nothing was designed to mislead the american people. >>> to the 2012 election now and there are only 38 days left until election day. early voting has already started in a few states an
failure of foreign policy message and leadership. such a misstatement of the facts as known at the time and for her to go on all those showers and be misinforming the american people and our allies and countries around the world, to me, somebody has to pay the price first. we have so much things to go wrong and everyveryone forgets t it the next day. an american ambassador who was killed where by all the accumulation of evidence at the time the prezusumption had to b it was terrorism. it is...
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in the 1980s or now calling the foreign policy bank because the cold war has been over for 20 years. >> our navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. the navy said they needed 313 ships to carry out the mission. we're down to 285. >> i think governor romney maybe hasn't spent enough time looking at how our military works. you mentioned the navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. we have these things called aircraft carries that planes land on and ship that is go under water, nuclear submarines. >> before the debate romney advisers told cnn he would not the scrappy candidate from the last one. instead, stay solid and steady and not take the president's bait. >> attacking me is not an agenda. >> he recently blamed the president for failing to lead on global hot spots. >> you look at the record of the last four years and say is iran closer to a bomb? yes. is the middle east in tu multi-yes. is al qaeda on the run, on its heels, no. are israel and the palestin
in the 1980s or now calling the foreign policy bank because the cold war has been over for 20 years. >> our navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. the navy said they needed 313 ships to carry out the mission. we're down to 285. >> i think governor romney maybe hasn't spent enough time looking at how our military works. you mentioned the navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of...
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what will their foreign policy look like? i have to great guests to shed light on all of that. welcome. liz. you have a very tough blog posting on the excellent counsel on foreign relations website which you say china's 18th party congress was a heartbreaker. it was a triumph of the conservative party. the candidate will the strongest credentials were left high and high. they took their place among the top seven. you see this as a real kind of reinstitution of a hard line conservative group. >> i do. i think this was a disappointing outcome from the 18th party congress. if you look at this leadership group they bring a wealth of experience to the table. collectively these seven men have governed roughly half the provinces. a number of them do have experience at the national level with the economy or political arena but by in large they are distinguish eed by their lack o distinction. none of them have been associated with an innovative program or policy reform on the economic or policy front. i think the fear in beijing is they are in for another five years of what they've had
what will their foreign policy look like? i have to great guests to shed light on all of that. welcome. liz. you have a very tough blog posting on the excellent counsel on foreign relations website which you say china's 18th party congress was a heartbreaker. it was a triumph of the conservative party. the candidate will the strongest credentials were left high and high. they took their place among the top seven. you see this as a real kind of reinstitution of a hard line conservative group....
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policy in particular in the last 12 years let's say? >> well, as you probably know and have -- i'm completely against war. i believe in self-defense. i believe if you get hit, you hit back. but preemptive wars, i don't believe in them. i don't think they're necessary. i think wars are started to make money. and make money for the people who start a war over here and a war over there and sell bombs to both sides. >> when you look at what's happening in the middle east, it's been a crisis most of my lifetime, i can remember. pretty much most of yours. do you see any hope there? do you see any chance of actual peace? the middle east? >> well, if you believe in the bible, where it says two things. it says is there there will always be wars and rumors of wars. and it also says that for 1,000 years somewhere down the future, we're going to have peace. so hopefully those thousand years are coming up on us. >> were you pleased that barack obama got re-elected? >> i'm glad he got re-elected. i think he has a lot of things in his favor, the thing
policy in particular in the last 12 years let's say? >> well, as you probably know and have -- i'm completely against war. i believe in self-defense. i believe if you get hit, you hit back. but preemptive wars, i don't believe in them. i don't think they're necessary. i think wars are started to make money. and make money for the people who start a war over here and a war over there and sell bombs to both sides. >> when you look at what's happening in the middle east, it's been a...
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former and now, again, college professor in american foreign policy. what grade would you give president obama n. >> well, i only give grades to stanford students. but -- i believe that there's a lot of continuity in the policies that have been pursued. and while i may or may not agree with every decision that has been made, i know how hard it is to be in there and to make those decisions. i like president bush said i'm going to make certain i don't chirp at my successors, you know. you are in, you are making difficult calculations every day. i remember very well that sometimes i would get up and would read the newspaper and it would say the bush administration should get iran to cooperate and they should get sanctions against iran. i think why didn't i think of that? you know. it is just hard. but i think that this is a very good national security team. and they are protecting the the country. >> you know, this is going to horrify both people on the left and the right. the left want ad sharp break with bush's policies and the right thinks obama's betr
former and now, again, college professor in american foreign policy. what grade would you give president obama n. >> well, i only give grades to stanford students. but -- i believe that there's a lot of continuity in the policies that have been pursued. and while i may or may not agree with every decision that has been made, i know how hard it is to be in there and to make those decisions. i like president bush said i'm going to make certain i don't chirp at my successors, you know. you...
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do you think it accurately characterizes obama's foreign policy? do you wish that senior administration official had not said that to the "new yorker"? >> i don't think it has anything to do with the policy or he's approached his job as president of the united states. part of my job is to brief the president every morning. i think i'm now up to 450 of these briefings. that doesn't reflect anything that i've ever heard from president obama. and i don't know how that person, whoever he or she was, could call themselves an adviser to the president. it's clearly an adviser who has never been in a serious conversation with him. >> david brooks says obama has a leadership style about convening and delegating and sometimes he seems passive. does that strike you as correct? >> it doesn't strike me as correct. i read brooks' column and had the following reaction to it. it doesn't strike me as correct at all with respect to foreign policy. we he we have from the outset, as i described earlier, taken a serious effort to rebalance activities in the world. it's
do you think it accurately characterizes obama's foreign policy? do you wish that senior administration official had not said that to the "new yorker"? >> i don't think it has anything to do with the policy or he's approached his job as president of the united states. part of my job is to brief the president every morning. i think i'm now up to 450 of these briefings. that doesn't reflect anything that i've ever heard from president obama. and i don't know how that person,...
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foreign policy front and center, of course, last night's final political debate. both candidates trading barbs over who can best protect the country and its interests. with me, a couple top military men. general wesley clark and general mark kimmitt from central command. i understand you used to work for general clark. >> i certainly did. proud to have worked for him. >> this is an interesting statistic. >> he's a great guy. >> excellent. interesting statistic for you. first time since 1932 that neither candidate nor their v.p.s have served in the military. what do you think of that, general clark? >> i think it reflects the fact the country's gone to a volunteer force. now, mitt romney was of the age he could have gone to vietnam but a lot of people that age didn't go to vietnam. they had student deferments. >> also, while you're here, you're the best person to talk about this bayonet issue. there is a suggestion that there are more bayonets in the current american military, army and marines, than there were in 1916. 650,000. >> i would be surprised. >> why? >> w
foreign policy front and center, of course, last night's final political debate. both candidates trading barbs over who can best protect the country and its interests. with me, a couple top military men. general wesley clark and general mark kimmitt from central command. i understand you used to work for general clark. >> i certainly did. proud to have worked for him. >> this is an interesting statistic. >> he's a great guy. >> excellent. interesting statistic for you....
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let's talk about foreign policy. let's talk about leaking foreign policy secrets to hollywood. we had the british spy apparently who was outed and that absolutely put into just risk the whole mission. >> when you have -- >> the bottom line -- we shouldn't have been in libya. >> change the subject. >> no. if iraq was a disaster, then what was libya? >> let me stop you in full explosive blow. isn't the reality when we get to the election real, which is coming up, president obama will stand up and say, i said i'd get rid of bin laden, i did. >> right. >> when i went into libya i didn't lose a single american troop unlike the catastrophe, as he would put it, of iraq. he pulled the troops out of iraq and afghanistan. on the foreign policy stage very hard to see many negatives, isn't it, for president obama? >> well, he actually increased the troop numbers in afghanistan so we could argue about afghanistan. that's almost a whole separate conversation. as it concerns libya, that was nato. we had a canadian commander in charge of everything in libya. with bin laden, great. i think it's
let's talk about foreign policy. let's talk about leaking foreign policy secrets to hollywood. we had the british spy apparently who was outed and that absolutely put into just risk the whole mission. >> when you have -- >> the bottom line -- we shouldn't have been in libya. >> change the subject. >> no. if iraq was a disaster, then what was libya? >> let me stop you in full explosive blow. isn't the reality when we get to the election real, which is coming up,...
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debates about foreign policy are a vital part of our democracy. and i don't know why the media is rushing to criticize mitt romney for criticizing a foreign policy when they did not do that to barack obama or john kerry when they exercised their right to criticize republican foreign policy. >> two quick things. one is, it's apples and oranges. that's just not a fair comparison. a fairer comparison would be what democrats did directly after 9/11. you know, on the 12th, you had statements by people like hillary clinton who at that time was then senator clinton and seen as a very partisan figure, who said we stand united behind the president. that's a leadership -- that's what leaders are supposed to do. the other part of this, which is now disturbing, is it's okay to sort of say that mistakes were made. you know, as people work in this industry, you know, we sort of have a responsibility to be care takers of this industry. when we just follow, you know, our partisan leaders down whatever partisan dark rabbit hole they tend to go to, you know, we get
debates about foreign policy are a vital part of our democracy. and i don't know why the media is rushing to criticize mitt romney for criticizing a foreign policy when they did not do that to barack obama or john kerry when they exercised their right to criticize republican foreign policy. >> two quick things. one is, it's apples and oranges. that's just not a fair comparison. a fairer comparison would be what democrats did directly after 9/11. you know, on the 12th, you had statements...
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is the romney ticket up to speed on foreign policy? when you hear romney talking tough on iran, also got the syria situation bubbling away as well, do you think that the romney/ryan ticket has enough foreign policy experience to know what to do about these two crises? >> think they have an incredibly weak foreign policy biography between the two of them and a rather weak team, frankly. to hear romney criticizing president obama for just getting around to sanctions. wait a minute, there were eight years of the bush administration where we, you know, dilly dalied around to getting around to serious crippling sanctions. romney talks like the bush administration never happened. you know, both in time and in some of the decisions it took. so it's really ludicrous. you can criticize obama on a million things. on iran, i think he's done actually quite a good job, finally, of getting around to something that wasn't done in the previous eight years and that putting in some really tough pinching sanctions on the iranians. >> if you're israel rig
is the romney ticket up to speed on foreign policy? when you hear romney talking tough on iran, also got the syria situation bubbling away as well, do you think that the romney/ryan ticket has enough foreign policy experience to know what to do about these two crises? >> think they have an incredibly weak foreign policy biography between the two of them and a rather weak team, frankly. to hear romney criticizing president obama for just getting around to sanctions. wait a minute, there...
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we want to talk about all things foreign policy. john kerry made his first speech and said there is no such thing as foreign policy. that everything foreign impacts on america's domestic affairs. >> another one is argo poster over here is signed and a photograph of me and tony mendez, a hero in the cia that helped get out our six host 02:08:ainl ages from the canadian embassy. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards
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they' had several blunders on foreign policy issues. the most recent one is a failure for america to retaliate in some meaningful or symbolic way on the death of an american ambassador in benghazi. >> interesting point. the george bush administration would have piled in there, blown things to pieces and exacted terrible retribution. that's the american way for a long time. is that the right way? would that created, however awful the incident of a death awful the incident of a death of an ambassador is, is it right that president obama says let's get this in context, let's not attack. wars are extremely costly, both financially and with the human loss of life. >> you just went from 0 to 60. what i'm saying is in 2000, 1999-2000. after 9/11, one of the things we learned from osama bin laden, the jihad strongly emboldened when there was no response to the bombing of the u.s.s. cole. there was no response that demonstrated you can not do this to americans. >> what would you have done in benghazi in the aftermath? >> i'm not a general -- >>
they' had several blunders on foreign policy issues. the most recent one is a failure for america to retaliate in some meaningful or symbolic way on the death of an american ambassador in benghazi. >> interesting point. the george bush administration would have piled in there, blown things to pieces and exacted terrible retribution. that's the american way for a long time. is that the right way? would that created, however awful the incident of a death awful the incident of a death of an...
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statements that whatever you believe about american foreign policy are simply not factual. we'll get to the battle over that in a moment. first we do want to focus on the attacks themselves, what happened last night and what is happening right now with the latest information we have. again, you're looking at live pictures now from cairo. breaking news both in libya and cairo to tell you about. yesterday's all-out assault on the american embassy may be over but the fighting around it continues tonight in cairo. the compound now ringed with egyptian security forces who are reportedly using tear gas and about 500 protesters gathering at a mosque in nearby tahrir square. those are the images you're seeing. we're also learning more details, pretty bizarre stuff, about that video that seems to have lit a powder keg. now, a lot to get to tonight, with ian lee is on the phone and also mona eltahaui who joins us as well. so, ian, we've been watching live video of the protests. you can see hundreds of people near the embassy. we understand they're now spilling into tahrir square with
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. >> president obama came to the office determined to make israel part of his foreign policy. he took a harder line on palestinian settlements in israeli territories. >> i talked about the need to stop settlements, to make sure that we're stopping the building of outposts. >> that angered many israelis, especially benjamin netanyahu. and many addresses to turkey and egypt without a stop in israel further exacerbated that relationship. the push for middle east peace has been stuck ever since and that rocky personal relationship with net tatt tanya hoo. >> the president is prepared to make generous compromises for peach. it cannot go back to the 1967 lines because these lines are in defensible. >> still, at least in public, they seem to have moved on. >> as i have said to the prime minister in every single one of our meetings, the united states will always have its back when it comes to its security. >> jerusalem is israel's capital, a final peace agreement should include what's called a two-state solution, israel living alongside palestine, and iran must be stopped from buildin
. >> president obama came to the office determined to make israel part of his foreign policy. he took a harder line on palestinian settlements in israeli territories. >> i talked about the need to stop settlements, to make sure that we're stopping the building of outposts. >> that angered many israelis, especially benjamin netanyahu. and many addresses to turkey and egypt without a stop in israel further exacerbated that relationship. the push for middle east peace has been...
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>> well, you know, i'm a foreign policy guy. i'm somebody who has devoted my life to really thinking about policy, national security policy and making sure that america is safe and strong. and i relished the opportunity to actually define for the romney campaign and for governor romney a lot of the issues that i think president obama and his administration are really not doing a very good job on. and so i was hired because of that experience and was looking forward to it. but it became increasingly clear that, you know, this is a campaign. it's not governing. i spent ten -- eight years in the bush administration. and was comfortably out and it was never an issue. but campaigns are different. >> i mean, you must feel pretty angry, all of a sudden, the fact that you're gay is how everyone is talking about you. that's what you're talking about right now. it's determined whether you kept the job. that has to make you really mad. >> you know, i'm very comfortably gay, i'm very comfortably conservative. so it doesn't. i understand pol
>> well, you know, i'm a foreign policy guy. i'm somebody who has devoted my life to really thinking about policy, national security policy and making sure that america is safe and strong. and i relished the opportunity to actually define for the romney campaign and for governor romney a lot of the issues that i think president obama and his administration are really not doing a very good job on. and so i was hired because of that experience and was looking forward to it. but it became...
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he'll have the better arguments on foreign policy. >> and the big question out there is syria. i didn't hear any definitive solutions to what we should do in terms of what is going on in syria, and i also remember that newt gingrich in his campaign was back and forth and back and forth on libya and whether we should go in unilaterally or be part of a no-fly zone. >> can the white house also run on the expanded use of predator drone strikes which have been very effective in eliminating the top leadership of al qaeda and the taliban in pakistan. >> i think it's a mixed verdict. you have to give the president credit for what he did with osama bin laden, and also give him credit for flip-flopping and continuing the george bush policy, warrantless wire taps, guantanamo, keeping it open, and the drone strikes which he has increased. i wish he wouldn't say george bush violated the constitution when he did it because now he's doing the same. the worst thing he did was iran. he missed a chance when he stayed silent when the iranian people took to the streets to protest the stolen electi
he'll have the better arguments on foreign policy. >> and the big question out there is syria. i didn't hear any definitive solutions to what we should do in terms of what is going on in syria, and i also remember that newt gingrich in his campaign was back and forth and back and forth on libya and whether we should go in unilaterally or be part of a no-fly zone. >> can the white house also run on the expanded use of predator drone strikes which have been very effective in...
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>> yes. >>> up in text, perhaps the most consequential decision in american foreign policy of the last 50 years. >> we had no way of knowing who was on the other side. ber -- you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, ask your doctor if including advair could help improve you
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to the points you made about his youth and lack of foreign policy experience, i went to a diner here today and put that question to some loyal republicans. they got quite combative. what about president obama? he was only a couple of years older. he had no foreign policy experience and to be factual, paul ryan has much more experience in washington than senator obama did when he ran for president, so when you ask the experience or age question, you get a lot of push back from republicans who take us back in time and say if you're going to be critical of paul ryan, remember, he has more experience than then senator obama did. don't! i've washed a few cupcake tins in my day... oh, so you're a tin expert now. is that... whoa nelly! hi, kitchen counselor here. he's actually right... with cascade complete. see cascade complete pacs work like thousands of micro-scrubbing brushes to help power away tough foods even in corners and edges. so, i was right, right? i've gotta run. more households use cascade dishwashing detergent than any other brand. but with advair, i'm breathg better. so now
to the points you made about his youth and lack of foreign policy experience, i went to a diner here today and put that question to some loyal republicans. they got quite combative. what about president obama? he was only a couple of years older. he had no foreign policy experience and to be factual, paul ryan has much more experience in washington than senator obama did when he ran for president, so when you ask the experience or age question, you get a lot of push back from republicans who...
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if he's the nominee he should pick someone with a strong foreign policy record. he's got on politics, the economy. i have concern about 9-9-9 plan, possible sales tax and value added tax like we see in europe. other than that, he's better than in my opinion what we have in the white house right now. so i don't think that -- he seems like a good candidate but we still have a long way to go and there's still a lot of vetting to be done. >> i feel the same way about herman cain. he's an attractive candidate. his biography alone is compelling. 9-9-9 has substantive problems. for conservatives like dana who oppose mitt romney, i say this with all due respect, you have to ask yourself are you taking a position of occupy wall street. i'm going to complain about mitt romney but what will i do in will you vote for obama if mitt romney is the candidate? what will you do. >> good question. >> i'm so glad will brought that up. i have respect for will, by the way. winning congress, house and senate is so underappreciated. >> i agree. >> i sort of look at it like this. if we h
if he's the nominee he should pick someone with a strong foreign policy record. he's got on politics, the economy. i have concern about 9-9-9 plan, possible sales tax and value added tax like we see in europe. other than that, he's better than in my opinion what we have in the white house right now. so i don't think that -- he seems like a good candidate but we still have a long way to go and there's still a lot of vetting to be done. >> i feel the same way about herman cain. he's an...
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because his guy is really popular and seen as very successful on foreign policy. >> i think oftentimes these debates are a contest whof can be the most presidential. and they are oftentimes when you are doing an introduction to the american electorate about your foreign policy ideas, your vision, your credentials. this is a time to show a command and control of the issues. and to make sure that people know that if they could envision seeing you, in the presidency, but they can envision seeing you getting that 3:00 a.m. call in the oval office as president. so i think that's an important part of how -- what a lot of these candidates want to do tonight when they are trying to reach voters. >> i guess that's true because when president obama took office, right, that was the whole thing. who would want to get the call. and people said, he's not experienced. and now he's stepped in. and look at his track record. >> a lot of successes around the world. lots of success in resetting the american relationships around the globe. and so i think voters are going to be looking at which one of those
because his guy is really popular and seen as very successful on foreign policy. >> i think oftentimes these debates are a contest whof can be the most presidential. and they are oftentimes when you are doing an introduction to the american electorate about your foreign policy ideas, your vision, your credentials. this is a time to show a command and control of the issues. and to make sure that people know that if they could envision seeing you, in the presidency, but they can envision...
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to the points you made about his youth and lack of foreign policy experience, i went to a diner here today and put that question to some loyal republicans. they got quite combative. what about president obama? he was only a couple of years older. he had no foreign policy experience and to be factual, paul ryan has much more experience in washington than senator obama did when he ran for president, so when you ask the experience or age question, you get a lot of push back from republicans who take us back in time and say if you're going to be critical of paul ryan, remember, he has more experience than then senator obama did. ta knows what to do. because theetwork finds it and tailors it across all the right points, automating all the right actions, to bring all the right results. [ whirring and beeping ] it's the at&t network -- doing more with data to help business do more for customers. ♪ for a "back to school" clothing party. what they don't know is they're on hidden camera, and all the clothes are actually from walmart. let's see what happens. they feel really soft. i like it.
to the points you made about his youth and lack of foreign policy experience, i went to a diner here today and put that question to some loyal republicans. they got quite combative. what about president obama? he was only a couple of years older. he had no foreign policy experience and to be factual, paul ryan has much more experience in washington than senator obama did when he ran for president, so when you ask the experience or age question, you get a lot of push back from republicans who...
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>> yes. >>> up in text, perhaps the most consequential decision in american foreign policy of the last 50 years. >> we had no way of knowing who was on the other side. for thei. that's double miles you can actually use. tragically, their buddy got sacked by blackouts. but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card holder. but with the capital one venture card you get double miles you can actually use. [ cheering ] any flight, anytime. the scoreboard doesn't lie. what's in your wallet? hut! i have me on my fantasy team. make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly impro
>> yes. >>> up in text, perhaps the most consequential decision in american foreign policy of the last 50 years. >> we had no way of knowing who was on the other side. for thei. that's double miles you can actually use. tragically, their buddy got sacked by blackouts. but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card holder. but with the capital one venture card you get double miles you can actually use. [ cheering ] any flight, anytime. the scoreboard doesn't lie. what's in...
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pointed out that human rights would be the foundation of our foreign policy and this is a statement that i made and i wrote a long note on it. and signed it personally so this is the original document. somebody will get it in the auction. >>> now president jimmy carter, i can't leave without asking you about your wife. i had the pleasure 6 meeting her. how is she? >> she is fine. she is dedicated to mental health. she has the first pro gam overseas in liberia, which has been for about 25 years and she is now helping to train 150 psychiatric nurses because they've only had one psychiatrist in all of liberia. so she works on mental health all over the world. >> now i wreckon you will live another 40 years, which is my guess looking at you, what is your legacy? if you wrote your own tombstone, what would you like it so say. >> human rights and peace. aggressively seek peace and bring hope to people in the world. so peace and human rights. >> can't be better ways to be remembered than that. president carter, again, a great pleasure seeing you. >> i have enjoyed it, as always. >> come back so
pointed out that human rights would be the foundation of our foreign policy and this is a statement that i made and i wrote a long note on it. and signed it personally so this is the original document. somebody will get it in the auction. >>> now president jimmy carter, i can't leave without asking you about your wife. i had the pleasure 6 meeting her. how is she? >> she is fine. she is dedicated to mental health. she has the first pro gam overseas in liberia, which has been for...
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>> yes. >>> up in text, perhaps the most consequential decision in american foreign policy of the last 50 years. >> we had no way of knowing who was on the other side. is the nokia lumia 920 from at&t. it's got live tiles so all my stuff's always right there in real-time. it's like the ultimate personal assistant. but i'm me, and me needs handlers. so i hired todd to handle it for me. todd, gimme that hollywood news! what's happening on twitter? you're trending! yes! you can't have a todd, but you can have your own personal assistant. i guess you could call it todd. [ male announcer ] the new nokia lumia 920 with live tiles that deliver what you want in real time. only from at&t. rethink possible. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used mo
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you wrote that foreign policy is to blame, george w. bush, saying it's time for obama to man up, take responsibility for his administration failures. do you believe president obama somehow failed in libya and the attacks and protests in cairo could have been prevented? >> no, not at all. i went back and read the cairo speech from 2009. and when we got into the arab spring, it was not a republican, it was a democrat, an unidentified adviser to the president who called it leading from behind. what i said in the column was that the president's foreign policy and the president's domestic policies approximately are the same, blame george w. and i think that's true. >> rich, as you heard ambassador williamson said, he said if governor romney had been president, we'd be in a situation. >> you can't rewind the clock, you don't know that's the case. i've been with rich williamson overseas. he is not a neocon. i think he was saying or attempting to say that in the arab world, especially with the people positive that are leading these charges, any
you wrote that foreign policy is to blame, george w. bush, saying it's time for obama to man up, take responsibility for his administration failures. do you believe president obama somehow failed in libya and the attacks and protests in cairo could have been prevented? >> no, not at all. i went back and read the cairo speech from 2009. and when we got into the arab spring, it was not a republican, it was a democrat, an unidentified adviser to the president who called it leading from...
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he isn't worried about the foreign policy. he doesn't talk about civil liberties. i have a hard time expecting him to invite me to campaign with him. >> so has anything -- has something changed since then? is your father going to, do you know, i know you can't speak for him, but do you know, you're his son, is heeg go to endorse mitt romney? >> you know, i don't know. but i did talk with mitt romney about some of the issues that are important to me, my father, and many of his supporters like audit the fed, mitt romney supports audit the fed, has, and came out for that during the campaign. will he talk about the fed as much or as eloquently as my father? maybe not, bument he is supporting audit the fed which is a big deal for myself and many of our supporters. >> did you talk about the possibility of joining his ticket? >> no, we didn't talk about that. >> would you consider it? >> you know, i would say what i have said before. i think it would be an honor, and anybody who said they wouldn't be honored by it isn't being honest. a year, a year and a half ago, i was a
he isn't worried about the foreign policy. he doesn't talk about civil liberties. i have a hard time expecting him to invite me to campaign with him. >> so has anything -- has something changed since then? is your father going to, do you know, i know you can't speak for him, but do you know, you're his son, is heeg go to endorse mitt romney? >> you know, i don't know. but i did talk with mitt romney about some of the issues that are important to me, my father, and many of his...
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although you'd engage in criticizing him for being engaged in foreign policy. mitt romney can't win. he spoke out as a leader by a really ridiculous statement by the state department for 16 hours. all of a sudden he gets criticized. i mean the administration was clearly wrong about the level of security needed for that ambassador and consulate. and you had nancy pelosi saying they had enough security. if they're as wrong about that as that, we're in serious trouble. >> let me return to the issue of economy. when you look at a new york times/cbs poll, this was about the probable electorate and the question was which candidate would do a better job of handling the economy and unemployment. president obama, 47%, mitt romney, 46%. your candidate has lost the edge when it comes to the economy. if the economy is as bad as republicans have told us it is, what is holding mitt romney back here because from your description of the economy, others' description of the economy, this really should be a president that doesn't have a chance and yet he's beating mitt romney. >>
although you'd engage in criticizing him for being engaged in foreign policy. mitt romney can't win. he spoke out as a leader by a really ridiculous statement by the state department for 16 hours. all of a sudden he gets criticized. i mean the administration was clearly wrong about the level of security needed for that ambassador and consulate. and you had nancy pelosi saying they had enough security. if they're as wrong about that as that, we're in serious trouble. >> let me return to...
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i think he gets an "a" on foreign policy. one must note, elections are rarely decided on foreign policy. it's about the economy and jobs. that would be the determining factor. i think president obama may be helped by what he's done in foreign policy especially the getting of osama been on his watch. >> i would be the first to salute the troops. half my family are in the armed forces. however, i do feel it sightly churlish for people to criticize president obama simply reminding people that actually he did take that ordered. because had it gone wrong, as i said earlier, all hell would have broken loose. >> absolutely. >> republicans would have made his life unatentable. >> many saying don't moon walk in the end zone are the same people who applauded president bush when he declared victory in iraq. it's going to be part and parcel to the president's campaign. but i do think the president, whether you agree with him or not, you have to give him credit. on his watch he made the risky call. and jimmy carter can tell you if it had
i think he gets an "a" on foreign policy. one must note, elections are rarely decided on foreign policy. it's about the economy and jobs. that would be the determining factor. i think president obama may be helped by what he's done in foreign policy especially the getting of osama been on his watch. >> i would be the first to salute the troops. half my family are in the armed forces. however, i do feel it sightly churlish for people to criticize president obama simply reminding...
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and now to foreign policy and national security. on president obama's watch, two of the most wanted al qaeda terrorists were killed, osama bin laden in a u.s. special forces mission and anwar al awlaki, a key al qaeda figure in the arabian peninsula, killed in a drone attack. then last week a nato-led mission in libya led to the death of former dictator moammar gadhafi. and just a few days ago, president obama made this announcement on iraq. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. that is how america's military efforts in iraq will end. >> president obama is keeping his campaign promise to bring the troops home. two most wanted terrorists killed during his presidency, yet republicans ar
and now to foreign policy and national security. on president obama's watch, two of the most wanted al qaeda terrorists were killed, osama bin laden in a u.s. special forces mission and anwar al awlaki, a key al qaeda figure in the arabian peninsula, killed in a drone attack. then last week a nato-led mission in libya led to the death of former dictator moammar gadhafi. and just a few days ago, president obama made this announcement on iraq. >> after nearly nine years, america's war in...
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if she lacked foreign policy experience coming in, her finesse as a politician helped shape her diplomatic style. ambassador marshall is a long-time member of clinton's inner circle. >> the basic pieces of politics is getting to know people. it is listening, understanding, hearing people's issues and she is brilliant at that. >> one of her favorite pet projects, clean cook stoves, supplying women in developing countries with these cost-effective, healthier means of cooking. as for pet peeves. >> the one that i always fear the most triggering is she has a very strong reaction when someone steps on the back of her foot, back of her shoe, a flat tire. >> because people are always following her. >> people following her and around her, so it has a higher rate of occurrence. >> but pet projects and pet peeves are not what will define her legacy. what will accompany her in the history books are moments like capturing barack obama, the arab spring, and a terrorist attack that left four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, dead. >> oh, the benghazi situation was just personally painful fo
if she lacked foreign policy experience coming in, her finesse as a politician helped shape her diplomatic style. ambassador marshall is a long-time member of clinton's inner circle. >> the basic pieces of politics is getting to know people. it is listening, understanding, hearing people's issues and she is brilliant at that. >> one of her favorite pet projects, clean cook stoves, supplying women in developing countries with these cost-effective, healthier means of cooking. as for...
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he knows a lot about paul ryan on medicare, social security and also i was told, foreign policy. he will try to talk about that. >> it's interesting, john, you talk about the generational divide between these two but unlike the presidential debate where you had a former law professor and former ceo, these are two guys with blue collar backgrounds and have spent a lot of time out there campaigning. how noticeable do you think that's going to be? >> it takes one to know one. these are the two beer drinkers in this race. the president and governor romney, no insult intended, can seem a bit elite, detached sometimes. these are more blue collar guys. they're comfortable in an irish pub, in a vfw post. that's their job on the campaign trail, go out and get the working class voters who could be key especially in some of the idaho in west battleground states. they are somewhat alike these two, and that's what's stroefting. liberals are looking for biden to put up the fight the president did not bring to the first debate. both campaigns view this as a base election. you have here a leadin
he knows a lot about paul ryan on medicare, social security and also i was told, foreign policy. he will try to talk about that. >> it's interesting, john, you talk about the generational divide between these two but unlike the presidential debate where you had a former law professor and former ceo, these are two guys with blue collar backgrounds and have spent a lot of time out there campaigning. how noticeable do you think that's going to be? >> it takes one to know one. these are...
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he has no foreign policy experience and some question whether a 42-year-old house member is ready to be commander in chief. >> one of the stars over the next 10, 20 years. whether he's ready at this moment only the campaign trail can tell. he's going to get -- i tell you he's going to take a real beating. >> reporter: ryan said family history makes him a fitness fen attics. >> my dad died of a heart attack at 55 my grandfather at 57. i've had an incentive to stay healthy. >> reporter: and a avid hunter. >> i got a terse response saying i'm sitting in a deer stand it's hunting season, leave me alone. >> reporter: he's a self-described nerd but don't underestimate his ambition or competitive streak. if he had his druthers, he would rather debate the president. >> i love the fact that we've elected an african-american man as president. i think that's a cool thing. >> reporter: but it is romney who will share the biggest fall debate stage. >> governor mitt romney, hopefully the next president of the united states. >> reporter: and romney who decides whether to place a risky bet on paul r
he has no foreign policy experience and some question whether a 42-year-old house member is ready to be commander in chief. >> one of the stars over the next 10, 20 years. whether he's ready at this moment only the campaign trail can tell. he's going to get -- i tell you he's going to take a real beating. >> reporter: ryan said family history makes him a fitness fen attics. >> my dad died of a heart attack at 55 my grandfather at 57. i've had an incentive to stay healthy....
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but it's also reflective in foreign policy and negotiations. let's say with iran's nuclear program, right? if there's no attempt to compromise and everybody's just going to be demanding unconditional surrender it's just not going to work. so you can take it from the government shutdown and to these other things that the united states has to deal with. >> twitter following rather than to actually good policy. >> yeah. chris, great to have you on. we'll see if the government can call in black swan on this. >>> up next, major arrest in the bikers versus suv clash. a stunning arrest really here new york. we'll tell you about it ahead. [ mom ] over the years, i've learned how to stretch my party budget. but when my so-called bargain brand towel made a mess of things, i switched to bounty basic. look! one sheet of bounty basic is 50% stronger than a full sheet of the bargain brand. bounty basic. the strong but affordable picker upper. cg/úi put in the hourswhere i am today by luck. bounty basic. and built a strong reputation in the industry. i set g
but it's also reflective in foreign policy and negotiations. let's say with iran's nuclear program, right? if there's no attempt to compromise and everybody's just going to be demanding unconditional surrender it's just not going to work. so you can take it from the government shutdown and to these other things that the united states has to deal with. >> twitter following rather than to actually good policy. >> yeah. chris, great to have you on. we'll see if the government can call...
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i watched several interviews with him on foreign policy and he's very well versed. he's actually traveled to the middle east several times. he understands what's going on with the rest of the world so i feel very comfortable with that. i think republicans do too. i think you're going to see him wax poetic. if anyone thinks he's weak in that area, they'd better. he's very good at this and a very quick study and he's been around for a long time. he may be young, but he is certainly smart and certainly expressive. and as a guy -- as a -- from wisconsin like i am, i've been a big fan of his for a long time. >> let me ask you how this conversation of the campaign mine chat. before he was hammering the president on the economy. and now with the budget and the ryan plan, picking him as v.p., the debate could shift, right, from economy to entitlements and taxes. so is this election no longer about the president's record and defending that but instead about the vision for the country? >> well, it certainly is going to be about the vision of the country, and, you know, the ro
i watched several interviews with him on foreign policy and he's very well versed. he's actually traveled to the middle east several times. he understands what's going on with the rest of the world so i feel very comfortable with that. i think republicans do too. i think you're going to see him wax poetic. if anyone thinks he's weak in that area, they'd better. he's very good at this and a very quick study and he's been around for a long time. he may be young, but he is certainly smart and...
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foreign policy in the region or afghanistan or the drone strikes, and oftentimes people link the u.s. government with the corruption they see in the pakistani government. a lot goes into the anger here. it's not always easy to explain, fred. >> thank you so much from islamabad. >>> fierce street battles have killed more people in syria, and an opposition group says at least 82 people died today. cnn has obtained exclusive video from a journalist who spent time with rebel units fighting bashar al assad's forces. in the city of alepo, and it shows the fire -- the fighters aren't just syrians. they're coming from other countries determined to defeat al assad's regime. here's nick payton-walsh. >> reporter: in allepo, the fight is most moechl syrian to syrian, street to street. but the radio is for us. a foreign fighter, he is libyan. he says he braves the regime's tank shells because his fight for libya compelled him to also fight. >> you know, as his tour in libya. you cannot say this is not freedom fighters. they want to be free of the government. i don't know why they watch. >> libya
foreign policy in the region or afghanistan or the drone strikes, and oftentimes people link the u.s. government with the corruption they see in the pakistani government. a lot goes into the anger here. it's not always easy to explain, fred. >> thank you so much from islamabad. >>> fierce street battles have killed more people in syria, and an opposition group says at least 82 people died today. cnn has obtained exclusive video from a journalist who spent time with rebel units...
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on balance, i think the new team thinks more like the president thinks when it comes to foreign policy this will be a team that might not push back as much with regard to cuts or withdrawals or smaller footprints or reluctant moves with new eras. in terms of the worth of the man for him and the job they receive there, not at all. >> since you went there, let me sort of switch where i was going and ask you about the smaller footprint. we having coming up the withdrawal of u.s. combat troops from afghanistan at the end of the year, and we are seeing republicans already going, no, i think we need -- lindsay graham on, talked about up to 20,000. it's too important not to leave a substantial footprint there, and yet i think that the general is right that we now have a team that seems to be more in sync with president obama and they want a very small footprint. you talked in your book about training the afghan security forces, are they ready for a total withdrawal of u.s. troops when the time comes? >> i think they are not ready for lack of a strategic partnership in america. i wouldn't try
on balance, i think the new team thinks more like the president thinks when it comes to foreign policy this will be a team that might not push back as much with regard to cuts or withdrawals or smaller footprints or reluctant moves with new eras. in terms of the worth of the man for him and the job they receive there, not at all. >> since you went there, let me sort of switch where i was going and ask you about the smaller footprint. we having coming up the withdrawal of u.s. combat...
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not the first time cain has struggled on matters of foreign policy. the gaffe came as his popularity fell 11 points in a new national poll. cain has dropped to third place behind mitt romney and former house speaker newt gingrich. romney's two-point lead is within the poll sampling leader. cain is two points ahead of rick perry. how did newt gingrich basically tie up the race seven weeks ahead of the iowa caucus? joining me are ari fleischer and paul begala. paul, i got to start with you on this moment by herman cain. the whole answer goes on for about five minutes. i mean, it is painful to watch. what do you make of it? >> it may not be a full-on brain freeze, but it was at least a slushy, wasn't it. give mr. cain free advice, this is maybe advice that fleischer came up with. when george w. bush was debating al gore, gore knew a lot more about foreign policy than the governor of texas did. you know what he did in the debate? i went back and looked at the transcript. ari, you'll love this. it was a brilliant performance. on so many issues bush surpris
not the first time cain has struggled on matters of foreign policy. the gaffe came as his popularity fell 11 points in a new national poll. cain has dropped to third place behind mitt romney and former house speaker newt gingrich. romney's two-point lead is within the poll sampling leader. cain is two points ahead of rick perry. how did newt gingrich basically tie up the race seven weeks ahead of the iowa caucus? joining me are ari fleischer and paul begala. paul, i got to start with you on...
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the foreign policy. somebody please get in there, use some common sense is that possible. move the needle. i don't want four years of the same. >> what do you make of america right now? >> i think we're in trouble. i think across the board, you know, with the unemployment, the poverty, focusing on different foreign countries and their problems, which in my opinion, a lot of the stuff isn't our business, you know, targeting nations and nationalities when it's just a few people, such as different terrorist groups, like bin laden, something like that. i think we're sometimes stepping across the line. i'd like to reel everything back in, take care of america first. >> how are you physically? >> i am 59 years old, and i probably weigh between 280, maybe 280 pounds. kind of like how much i weighed when i was in ninth or tenth grade as a very fat kid in school. >> when you go into bars, do people come up and try it on? >> no, that's what's so funny, is, you know, i really don't go to bars. once in a while i'll go out with my wife, jennifer, and we'll have a drink or something lik
the foreign policy. somebody please get in there, use some common sense is that possible. move the needle. i don't want four years of the same. >> what do you make of america right now? >> i think we're in trouble. i think across the board, you know, with the unemployment, the poverty, focusing on different foreign countries and their problems, which in my opinion, a lot of the stuff isn't our business, you know, targeting nations and nationalities when it's just a few people, such...
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. >> let's start with the great foreign policy question on everyone's mind -- what do you think is happening in syria right now? >> i not there's a civil war that's taking place. and i think anybody who thought that president assad would simply say, oh, gee, i'm going to stand down, i don't think had a good understanding of what syria is like or what the alawite clan is like. so i think he is following if the pattern of his father. and he will resort to violence as long as he think he has a chance of staying in power. and you have to remember that it's not just him who would have to step down but that whole clan that essentially represents the leadership of the country. and even if they were able to be finessed and assad leave, you have some real concerns to worry about with respect to conflict continuing with the other minorities that are within syria. and so a very unfortunate situation of civil war. and it's not clear to me that the outside world can do much more than lend encouragement to his departure. perhaps provide some limited assistance to the free syrian forces. but recognizing we
. >> let's start with the great foreign policy question on everyone's mind -- what do you think is happening in syria right now? >> i not there's a civil war that's taking place. and i think anybody who thought that president assad would simply say, oh, gee, i'm going to stand down, i don't think had a good understanding of what syria is like or what the alawite clan is like. so i think he is following if the pattern of his father. and he will resort to violence as long as he think...
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this is a break with 40 years of republican foreign policy from henry kissinger and richard nixon the republican line on china has been, it has been towards integration, china is a strategic partner, making sure that we have a win-win and no trade brashing, none of that, romney is doing something very interesting here. he's decided that the public mood, even in the republican party, is so hostile to china that they don't care about free trade anymore and he may well be right. i'm sure you have seen the same polls, support for free trade is down substantially in both parties. it's now also weakened the republican party. you have supporting kind of a free trade and let's try to have a cooperation relationship with china, you go below that and there's no support for it. and what romney is doing, he's the first guy to scratch that surface. >> i remember bill clinton back in 1992 saying that he wouldn't do anything business with the butchers in china. >> what they said on the campaign trail is very different by the time they get to the white house. fareed zakaria, his special on education
this is a break with 40 years of republican foreign policy from henry kissinger and richard nixon the republican line on china has been, it has been towards integration, china is a strategic partner, making sure that we have a win-win and no trade brashing, none of that, romney is doing something very interesting here. he's decided that the public mood, even in the republican party, is so hostile to china that they don't care about free trade anymore and he may well be right. i'm sure you have...
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foreign policy, he issued no apologies. >> yet the ad has just come out. here's a portion of ad number two titled highest. >> the world needs a strong america and it is stronger now than when i came into office. >> our navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. that's unacceptable to me. this in my view is the highest responsibility of the president of the united states. and i will not cut our military budget by $1 trillion which is the combination of the budget cuts that the president asked. that in my view is making our future less certain and less secure. i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> all right. so there are two charges in that ad, one that the navy is the smallest at any time since 1917, and two, that president obama is cutting $1 trillion out of the defense budget. second item first. keeping them honest, those trillion dollars in cuts were democrats and republicans agreed would happen automatically over ten years, if, i say if, neither side could reach a budget deal by year's end. the navy claimed that the last time it was so smal
foreign policy, he issued no apologies. >> yet the ad has just come out. here's a portion of ad number two titled highest. >> the world needs a strong america and it is stronger now than when i came into office. >> our navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. that's unacceptable to me. this in my view is the highest responsibility of the president of the united states. and i will not cut our military budget by $1 trillion which is the combination of the budget cuts that...
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. >>> and, the president set to announce his new go-to person at the national security foreign policy of course next hour. republicans already criticizing the choice. that is not a surprise because the president plans to name u.n. ambassador susan rice to replace the national security advisor. rice, you know, came under fire mostly from republicans over the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. i want to bring in our wolf blitzer who joins us. first of all, wolf, it really isn't a surprise that this has come up. she withdrew consideration from becoming secretary of state because of the benghazi fallout, but most people expected that there would be some sort of appointment, some sort of position that she would get if she just waited it out a little bit. >> yeah, we certainly did. the president likes her a lot, trusts her. she was a key member of the administration in the first term. she was well-positioned potentially to become the secretary of state until that benghazi incident. her appearance on those five sunday shows. and she was bitterly criticized by a
. >>> and, the president set to announce his new go-to person at the national security foreign policy of course next hour. republicans already criticizing the choice. that is not a surprise because the president plans to name u.n. ambassador susan rice to replace the national security advisor. rice, you know, came under fire mostly from republicans over the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. i want to bring in our wolf blitzer who joins us. first of all,...
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you're probably not going to stump him about foreign policy matters and he isn't an expert in foreign policy. he's specialized in domestic fiscal policy. governor palin came from alaska. she didn't have to focus on the bush doctrine. she was focussing on local alaska issues. that was her job. but, you know, all in all, there will be times when paul ryan stumbles because they all stumble. nobody is perfect. mother teresa was not available for the position. >> yeah, and i am now sitting in a glasshouse. so i hear you loud and clear. larry sabato, good to see you. >> thanks, ashleigh. >>> paul ryan's budget proposal which incorporates some pretty significant changes to medicare has at least one critic saying it would, quote, end medicare as we know it. that has echoeded several times around washiton as well. other team have speculated it could cause mitt romney some serious challenges in winning senior citizen rich florida. guess what, florida's really, real 4ri important this time around. the two men on the 2012 republican ticket addressed the questions about ryan's controversial propos
you're probably not going to stump him about foreign policy matters and he isn't an expert in foreign policy. he's specialized in domestic fiscal policy. governor palin came from alaska. she didn't have to focus on the bush doctrine. she was focussing on local alaska issues. that was her job. but, you know, all in all, there will be times when paul ryan stumbles because they all stumble. nobody is perfect. mother teresa was not available for the position. >> yeah, and i am now sitting in...
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>> our position is that weak foreign policy is what invites these particular challenges. i do think this administration is right to separate an action in syria from what happened in libya where we tried to tip the balance against khadafy, or something against iraq. they're not talking about boots on the ground, though john is right that the minute you fire a missile, you inch your way toward more activity. i would not support a broad resolution. we should not get sucked into this and side with al qaeda-affiliated rebels who would oppose a tyrant who is not a friend of ours but has not been threatening our friends or interesting directly. >> the resolution to the senate is very broad based. when you put a resolution in front of the senate that was approved a couple days ago that says there can be ground troops in the operations but they can't conduct operations. i served in operation freedom and the troops in iraq were technically not conducting combat operations. like an operation new dawn, over 6,500 troops were killed. it's very broad based and gives the president a bla
>> our position is that weak foreign policy is what invites these particular challenges. i do think this administration is right to separate an action in syria from what happened in libya where we tried to tip the balance against khadafy, or something against iraq. they're not talking about boots on the ground, though john is right that the minute you fire a missile, you inch your way toward more activity. i would not support a broad resolution. we should not get sucked into this and side...
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moreover, more than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources and global markets. every day that goes by where america is uncertain about engaging in that arena or unwilling to put our best foot forward and win, unwilling to demonstrate our resolve, to lead, is a day in which we weaken our nation itself. my plea is that we can summon across party lines without partisan diversions and economic patriotism which recognizes that america's strength and prospects abroad depend on america strength and results at home. it hard it's hard to tell the leaderships that they have to create economic order where there is none if we don't provide it for ourselves. it's also imperative that in implementing president obama's vision for the world as he ends more than a decade of war, that we join together to augment our message to the world. president obama and everyone here knows that american foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone. we cannot allow the extraordinary good that we do to save and change liv
moreover, more than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources and global markets. every day that goes by where america is uncertain about engaging in that arena or unwilling to put our best foot forward and win, unwilling to demonstrate our resolve, to lead, is a day in which we weaken our nation itself. my plea is that we can summon across party lines without partisan diversions and economic patriotism which recognizes that america's strength and prospects...
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but china's foreign policies are likely to stay the same, though the new leader's under pressure to deal with corruption and poverty at home. number five. mohammed morsi became president of egypt. as his predecessor, a dictator ousted by his people went on trial from his hospital bed. morsi impressed the west by helping to broker the cease-fire that ended an outbreak of war fare between hamas and israel. he disappointed many by sweeping new powers at home, triggering renewed outbursts of anger in tahrir square. number four. israel and hamas poured fuel on the fiery unrest in the region. one side firing rockets. the other launching missile strikes against targets in gaza. for the first time, israel felt vulnerable in jerusalem and tel aviv. the site of this bus tack in the waning days of the conflict before the big guns of diplomacy helped broker a cease-fire. number three, in europe greece was the problem child that spent too much, save nothing and threatened to take down the euro. new leadership didn't stop constant violent protests, staged by those facing loss of jobs, pay cuts, higher
but china's foreign policies are likely to stay the same, though the new leader's under pressure to deal with corruption and poverty at home. number five. mohammed morsi became president of egypt. as his predecessor, a dictator ousted by his people went on trial from his hospital bed. morsi impressed the west by helping to broker the cease-fire that ended an outbreak of war fare between hamas and israel. he disappointed many by sweeping new powers at home, triggering renewed outbursts of anger...
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she also talked about foreign policy where she has been criticized a lot. the big question right now is, martin, do we think that she's going to run for president? she was asked that question today. this is what she had to say. >> on a spectrum where zero is an absolutely not running and 100% is i'm in the race, where are you now? give me a number. >> still right there in the middle, chris. >> 50? >> still trying to figure out what the lay of the land will be as these weeks and months go by. >> we shouldn't be too surprised, there, martin that she is keeping us guessing at this point. look, whether or not sarah palin decides to seek a republican nomination or not, she's going to be a force in the republican politics and certainly will have something to say heading into next year as republicans try to consider who's going to be their nominee. >> without a doubt. mark preston, thanks very much, as always. >>> in the northern plains a battle to save homes and businesses from flood waters. the missouri river is rising toward record levels. we've heard this befo
she also talked about foreign policy where she has been criticized a lot. the big question right now is, martin, do we think that she's going to run for president? she was asked that question today. this is what she had to say. >> on a spectrum where zero is an absolutely not running and 100% is i'm in the race, where are you now? give me a number. >> still right there in the middle, chris. >> 50? >> still trying to figure out what the lay of the land will be as these...